A team of Punjab Police in coordination with the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police, arrested a Khalistani militant from Bengaluru District of Karnataka in India on January 9, reports Deccan Herald. The arrested militant has been identified as Jarnail Singh Sidu alias Jarnail Singh Sandhu (38), a resident of Mohali District of Punjab and a native of Hyderabad District of Telangana. As per the report, Jarnail Singh was residing in a paying guest (PG) accommodation in a private firm in Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru city. The Police officials said that Punjab’s State Special Operation Cell had registered a case against Jarnail Singh in March 2019. Upon learning that the Police were on to him, Jarnail Singh escaped from Mohali six months ago and came to Bengaluru. He then took accommodation in a PG accommodation and joined the private firm. He was in contact with Khalistan militants in Punjab. On receiving information about his presence in the city, the Police team arrested him from the said accommodation. According to a senior Official, “Jarnail Singh was one of the militants involved in the Khalistan movement to advocate for a separate Sikh nation and was constantly in touch with the group suspected to have been involved in terrorist attacks in Punjab.”